By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State Softball had four players named to the All-MIAA Team for the 2019 season on Wednesday. Players to earn the distinction this year are sophomore catcher Sara Breckbill, junior pitcher Hailey Chapman, sophomore outfielder Terran Caldwell, and junior shortstop Lily Sale. Breckbill earned second-team honors, while Chapman, Caldwell, and Sale are honorable mention selections.
Breckbill earned All-MIAA status for the second straight year. Last year she earned first team honors at utility/non-pitcher by splitting time between first base and catcher. This year, she earns a second-team nod at catcher, serving as the team’s starter behind the dish in 46 of 49 games. Breckbill finished the 2019 season with a .313 average and a team-best 16 extra-base hits. She was second on the team in runs scored with 32. She ranked 10th in the MIAA in doubles with 13.
Chapman earns All-MIAA honors for the first time in her career, receiving an honorable mention nod in the pitching circle. Chapman led the MIAA in strikeouts by far with 174, finishing with 42 more than any other pitcher in the conference. She was one of only five players in the MIAA with at least 100 strikeouts this season. By regular season’s end, Chapman ranked 22nd in NCAA Division II for total strikeouts and 31st for strikeouts per seven innings (8.0). Chapman ranked second in the MIAA in complete games with 15, tied for third in saves with three, and ranked ninth in wins with 12. She had an ERA of 3.44 for the season.
Caldwell gains an All-MIAA selection for the first time in her career. Serving as the FHSU starting center fielder in all 49 games, Caldwell put together a .321 batting average with a team-best 54 hits, 34 runs scored, and 10 stolen bases. She ranked among the Top 20 in the conference in all three of those categories. She also remained errorless on 67 chances in the field this year, while adding three outfield assists defensively.
Sale earns an All-MIAA selection for the first time in her career at FHSU. She finished the year with just 11 errors in the field, the second fewest among players in the MIAA with shortstop as their primary position. She started all 49 games for the Tigers at shortstop. At the plate, Sale finished with a .264 batting average, 12 RBIs, and 17 runs scored. Sale now has 301 defensive assists in her career at FHSU, becoming the fourth player in program history with 300 or more.
Below is the 2019 All-MIAA Softball Team.
2019 MIAA Postseason Awards
Player of the Year: JoBi Heath – Central Oklahoma
Defensive Player of the Year: Kala Holder – Pittsburg State
Pitcher of the Year: Bailey McKittrick – Central Oklahoma
Freshman of the Year: Carlee Liesch – Nebraska Kearney
Coach of the Year: Cody White – Central Oklahoma
2019 All-MIAA Teams
First-Team
Pitcher: Bailey McKittrick – Central Oklahoma
Pitcher: Sydney McLeod – Central Oklahoma
Catcher: Alexis Howe – Nebraska Kearney
First Base: Carli Jones – Central Oklahoma
Second Base: Kaity Kukowski – Pittsburg State
Shortstop: Taylor Kirk – Washburn
Third Base: JoBi Heath – Central Oklahoma
Outfield: Hazel Puempel – Central Oklahoma
Outfield: Morgan Frost – Missouri Western
Outfield: Carlee Liesch – Nebraska Kearney
Outfield: Samantha Stallbaumer – Washburn
Designated Player: Brea Blanton – Missouri Western
Utility/Pitcher: Stormee Galka – Lindenwood
Utility/Non-Pitcher: Kala Holder – Pittsburg State
Includes Ties In Voting
Second-Team
Pitcher: Taurean Guzman – Missouri Southern
Pitcher: Kaili Hinds – Missouri Western
Pitcher: Gail Young – Northeastern State
Pitcher: Halle Brin – Pittsburg State
Pitcher: Raegen Hamm – Washburn
Catcher: Sara Breckbill – Fort Hays State
First Base: Camryn Pryor – Lincoln
Second Base: Sydni Hawkins – Missouri Western
Shortstop: Austine Pauley – Lindenwood
Third Base: Cheyenne Hamilton – Nebraska Kearney
Outfielder: Lexy Dobson – Central Oklahoma
Outfielder: Bailey Thompson – Central Oklahoma
Outfielder: Lauryn Deer – Central Missouri
Designated Player: Gabby Biondo – Emporia State
Utility/Non-Pitcher: Winter Henry – Washburn
Includes Ties In Voting
All-MIAA Honorable Mention
Central Missouri: Alexa Bradley – Pitcher, Ashlyn Cook – Outfield, Hailey Crabtree – First Base, Taylor Dames – Outfield, Alexis Koop – Second Base, Makenzie McAtee – Designated Player, Jessica Sader – Pitcher
Central Oklahoma: Allie Eicher – Designated Player, Casady Webb – Second Base
Emporia State: Cassidy Beem – Catcher, Kenzie Garvin – Outfield, Valerie Kinney – Utility/Non-Pitcher, Hannah Steeby – Shortstop
Fort Hays State: Terran Caldwell – Outfield, Hailey Chapman – Pitcher, Lily Sale – Shortstop
Lincoln: Jordan Lawson – Outfield
Lindenwood: Hannah Porter – First Base
Missouri Southern: Lexi Ferrari – Utility/Non-Pitcher, Makaila Leonhart – Second Base, Josie Tofpi – Shortstop
Missouri Western: Gabi Carter – First Base, Emma Hoffart- Third Base, Cassidy Kelsheimer – Catcher
Nebraska Kearney: Sarah Handrahan – Pitcher, Alexis Ray – Outfield, Sara Sempek – First Base
Northeastern State: Haley Acrey – Third Base, Alyssia Crick – Designated Player, Sierra Crick – Outfield, Kyla Ibarra – Catcher, Maddie Boyd – Second Base
Northwest Missouri: Kaitlyn Weis – Shortstop
Pittsburg State: Dru Collins – Pittsburg State, Makenzie Goswick – First Base
Washburn: Brianna Fuchs – Outfield, Savannah Moore – Third Base, Bailey Zuniga – Pitcher